What started as a personal journey of a doctor turned patient morphed into a way to share what’s universal in dealing with cancer, in my case a nasty leukemia (CLL), a failed transplant and a successful clinical trial. The telling of my journey has become a journey to teach about CLL, related blood issues and all cancers. Please visit our new website http://cllsociety.org for the latest news and information. Smart patients get smart care™. If you want to reach me, email bkoffmanMD@gmail.com

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

What is CLL? Dr. Adrian Wiestner from the NIH gives an answer.

This is pretty basic stuff for us experienced CLLers, but I think the clarity of the dual nature of CLL is particularly well presented.

It is a very short segment of a much longer interview at ASH 2011 with Dr. Adrian Wiestner who hails from the NIH and who has done and is doing very important research in CLL.

And is he is a great guy too.

Most primary care providers are clueless about CLL so I am putting together a program of videos and education programs to teach them how to better care for these patients. More to come.

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BkoffmanMD@gmail.com
A family doc and husband of 1 and father of 4 and grandfather of 3 who loves his family and his work. I live with no TV and no microwave, but wouldn't last a minute without friends, art, music, books and the beach. Hockey, good jokes and exotic travel are pretty important too. Writing, Talmud and Zen give meaning to my life. My diet is organic vegan, often raw. I hope the blog makes the load lighter and the path both safer and more fun for those who read it or are going to similar places. I want to help. I crave your comments. If you are new to the blog, check out the portrait my son Will painted (it is the first post), and my very first text post.